Adjectives Flashcards
where do adjectives appear in a sentence?
generally, after the noun
which adjectives appear before the noun?
altro, bello, bravo, brutto, buono, caro, cattivo, giovane, grande, lungo, nuovo, piccolo, primo, stesso, vecchio, vero, ultimo
altro*
other/different
bello*
beautiful/nice
bravo*
clever, skillful
brutto*
ugly
buono*
good
caro*
expensive/dear (una cara amica)
cattivo*
bad/naughty/nasty
giovane*
young, youthful
grande*
big, large
lungo*
long
nuovo*
new
piccolo*
small, little
primo*
first
stesso*
same
vecchio*
old
vero*
true/real
ultimo*
last
if a modifier is used with an adjective, where are they both always placed in the sentence?
AFTER the noun (when a modifier is used, even if it is an adjective that we put before the noun)
molto*
a lot of, many, much, very
poco*
little/few/not much/not many
abbastanza*
enough/quite/rather
un po
a little/a bit
gentile
kind, courteous, polite
difficile
difficult
facile
easy
felice
happy
simpatico
nice, pleasant, likeable
interessante
interesting
carino
lovely/pretty
generoso
generous
corto
short
freddo
cold
caldo
hot
largo
wide
stretto
narrow/tight
alto
tall
basso
low/short
pesante
heavy
leggero
light
vicino
close/near
lontano
far
fantastico
amazing
terribile
awful
tiepido
warm
bollente
scalding
morbido
soft
duro
hard
divertente
fun
comico
funny
contento
glad/pleased
triste
sad
solo
lonely/alone
arrabbiato
angry
matto
crazy
rapido/veloce
fast
lento
slow
inutile
useless
stanco
tired
annoiato
bored
anziano
old/senior (person)
antipatico
unfriendly
allegro
cheerful
sortese
rude
gentile
kind